Spiced apple red wine sangria - refreshing for a hot day!
Author: Adapted from The Latin Road Home by Jose Garces
Recipe type: Drinks
Cuisine: Spanish
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
1 apple
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 cinnamon sticks
1 Tbsp. black peppercorns
1 pear, cored and diced
1 orange, diced, skin and all (discard seeds)
1 bottle red wine, preferably Spanish or Portuguese
¼ cup apple brandy
Juice of half a lemon
Instructions
Peel and core the apple, reserving the peels and core.
Place peels and core into a small pan with the sugar, water, cinnamon sticks and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Allow to cool, then strain, discarding solids.
Meanwhile, dice the rest of the apple and combine in a pitcher with the pear, orange, red wine, and lemon juice.
Add ⅓ cup of the apple syrup to the red wine mixture and mix well with a wooden spoon. Cover and chill. Serve over ice.
Recipe by white plate blank slate at https://whiteplateblankslate.com/spiced-apple-sangria/